Monthly Archives: October 2012

Parliamentary Question No: 247 on Thursday, 18th October 2012 To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is presently any prohibition or if he has plans to introduce a prohibition on the use of sulkies on national and county roads; and his views on whether the use of such sulkies particularly in… Continue Reading

A Yes Vote on November 10th will help protect children from abuse and neglect I would like to urge the people of Galway to help protect children from abuse and neglect by voting Yes in the Children’s Referendum on Saturday November 10th. This week An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, launched Fine Gael’s campaign for a Yes vote and… Continue Reading

Parliamentary Question No. 172 on Thursday, 11th October 2012 To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawan to the Chalara fraxinea fungus which attacks ask trees and has decimated the number of such trees in other European countries; if the issue has been discussed at EU level;… Continue Reading

Parliamentary Question No. 208 on Wednesday, 10th October 2012 To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the suspension in 2009 in accepting new applications to many farm schemes including REP scheme, installation aid and early retirement scheme, the reductions in administrative and inspection staff in the years 2010… Continue Reading